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THE KETCHUM KEYSTONEI sailed Every Wednesday and Saturday-ATKETCHER' ALTERAS CO., IDAHO.- EditoringGEO. J. LEWIS,lastandWEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12 , DM,'!.OUR PROSPECT.The natural turn of affairs so long anticipated and foreseen by the businessportion of Ketchum has dawned uponus in reality,mineral resources, nowhere equaled inthe Wood River country, has been folhadtoDevelopment of our vasttheitlowed closely and steadily by milling,milling and commercial industry on evThese, imbued with conttery hand.donee by the central Configuration ofour locality, to which the surrounding jradiate jin extensive fields, have grown upward ;gryand tributary mineral resourcesand onward, fearless, bold and suecessEpliemeral real estate booms have juud fallen backward all ; Onful.#pmng tiparound us. Wild exaggeration f«>r a time jhas seemed to split the eager assurance |of settlers looking on this as the one jgreat natural point, and trifling obsta- !des, cast in by enemies in their greed j hehave seemed ut timesto broadcast doubtas to the whereabouts of Wood River's j leyfuture metropolis, but all were vanity '■Our tiuiein the face of real destiny,has arrived and with it true domiueticeThe extent of our miningover all.industry redoubled, our mills and comproportionntelyrailroad and stage center, encouraging,activity is given a new impulse, and thehammer, saw, road scraper and wagon oncarry on the r energetic strides with a Jresound of ultimate superiority. .sere are the great industrial estai,- jb !merciulextended,enterprisesourprospects for a greatlisbments so long bragged of by our sister towns, and heralded to the world inWhere are theyaccents of liberality?now and what stands to warrant them?This solves the question of time, andWe've made no brags,what is here and a thousand fingerspoint unhesitatingly. Inestimable andcountless mines, immense smelters, awide expanse of timber land and extended lumber manufacturing; agriculture, 1commerce and tributary mining andcommercial industriesno one points,cried out no wild exaggerations, but askusmilling andabounnd on every side.justly proud of that'We may bewhich universally inspires our commercial and industrial actions with mauiIt crops out incessantOur's is victory, andthe settlement of afest confidence,ly on every hand,that victory meansloug pending query,tare mighty.Ketchum, the fuiJoe Welch, who took a contract fromthe Elmira company to run a tunnel onthe Wolverine ledge, east extension ofthe Crown Point, struck a six or eightinch vein of pay ore the other day, afterrunning seventeen feet,four feet wide,of ore from the pay seem—the lowestrunning $50 per ton and the highest$483. The strike was made abont fiftyfeet from the line of the Crown Pointand at the depth of three hundred feet.The Elmira company three or fouryears ago ran a drift 50 or 60 feet e;.stfrom the main tunnel of the Crown jPoint without striking pny ore, and itthe face of this dritt whereThe CrownThe vein isA~8ays have been made;:;was inWelch commenced work.Point was worked by the Elmira eom;!pany in 1879. and that summer the mineyielded $101,000. Eleven hundred tonsof ore were put through the mill, so itwent a little over $91 per ton. It wasbelieved that the pay chute extended oneast, and that where they drifted wasnothing more than a barren spot in theledge, and thut by running aheud paytire would be reached, uud that beliefhas lieen verified.—Idaho World.;j;YellowstonereportPresident Arthur as traveling from pointto point, surrounded with guards to ,prevent his being kidnapped by jmythical robbers gotten up by thati/riNo Wood Rivor Time»' dispatch. Unless he thrusts himself into a boilinggeyser tlio President is a# safe in themountains of the West as he would beDispatelies from thecountry says the Statesman,in the White House.W,. are pleased to soo that the BoiseDemocrat has secured its new stock ofpaper. It came twice with a sunset hue.causing grief and bitterness to our foreIt. is ex-editor of the poor de- 1mantuiH t YiiiiUtu* Fork Hurald, aud ho weptmoil décliné of mu iuesMrt the threat«mable friend.Will Mio Boise Statesnum please ercJ -it tl.,- KhYsroxr. with articles takenWo refer to theiront the Keyktonk?."Going Wages tm Wood River,' whichinever appeared in the Times..tGEORGE PIERSON.Particulars of His Recapture as Rela- ; Ne'erted by the Idaho World.-— ISheriff John Goruian and Pat Dowl.ing went out Saturday afternoon ou thehunt of George Pierson, who killed ;Johnny-Behind tbe-Ilocks at Vienna,last fall, and broke jail at Hailey two or jthree, weeks ago. Gorman got Ins man j N(and came in with him Tuesday evening.Tl.ey got on Pierson's track at Jordan abridge Sunday morning, and followed it .down til« river to Garden valley, a dis- !■jtance of about twenty miles. Piersonpasted the the b idge Thursday. They !had a rough time of it following thetracks down the canyon from the bridgeto Garden Valley, as Pierson kept off <the trail most of the way down, andtraveled through a rugged country thatit was almost impossible to get throughwith horses. They found where he hudj stopped at a cabin on the river, above Qj Carpenter's and bad baked bread. All upon; there was in the cabin to gladden a bun- jgry traveler was a sack of flour, which, !j hovever. was a rice find for Pierson.; On arriving at Carpenter's, they learnedtoj that he had stopped there and break- j| fasted. He told Mrs. Carpenter that he |j was a prospector, and that his horse ?g5;! roiled e river up above, and that g aj he had to strike ont afoot. Gorman and ^Dowling tracked him fromj ley to Flacerville,'■ about nine o'clock Saturday night.bought a pair of shoes at Catnart's i.-ndftGarden Valwhere he arrivedtbetaketonHeshirt at Brogan's.He made inquiriesabout several pioneers of the Basin, andstated that he was a miner in the Basinten o'clock, traveled that night, and j ffSunday morning took the brush in the jcanyon above the Twelve-mile House, jon Shafer creek, and remained hid until j mt0J evening. Arrived at Moore's ranch on ! to. Shafer creek, at six or seven o'clock inj the evening, when he got supper uud a! lunch. He kept on the road to Payette. |i isfrom 18f,4 to 1806. He left Flacerville atand followed down the river about a I;Retracedmile below Miner's bridge.•rossed the bridge earlyhis steps andMonday morning.go.Ho took to the brush jagain on Monday—near Crowley's ranch j—a few miles this side of Squaw creek. !and came into the road again Monday !evening. Gorman, fearing lest Piersona might recross the bridge stationed :himself there and uisparelied rat DmwI- ;1 ing over to the Browlee trail, and John IHaviard and John Kchn-m kept on the jroad leading from Miners bridge to jSquaw creek. II, virdaud Schram overnight near Bartook Pierson Mom;;. y' ber's pi ce. and captured him.were within a fewvery dark, and theyfeet of him before he saw them.It wasPierson said if they had been twenty min- ja ntes later he w.c-d have been all right !said he intended to leave the road and J!-ti take to the hills a shor* distance abend.He said he had severe time trying toregain his freedom, and suffered intliscribable hardships and privations.ofjitTraveled three hundred miles on foot,through the roughest kind of country,and most ot the distance was made byas five days without anyHenight.thing to eat except a bull frog, whichisbe ate raw. and two days he lived onwas between Hailey andCape Horn. He says be was not only atthe point of starvation but was nearly; berries.fagged out and foot sore. When he es: caped he was poorly clad and had on apair of slippers, which he discarded after traveling a short distance, and in jwalking over the rocks his feet were j; lacerated, and he could have been 1tiotnewhere in |tracked by tbe blood.; liis route he picked up a pair of boots or '! shoes which were worn out when he 'itonwas *thepayJust after breaking 1readied Pacerville.jail he took to the brush a short dis- jtance below Hailey, and men on thehuut for him passed within ten feet of I; him. This w as before he gut rid of his 1irons. Pierson is tinder sentence of |j death, but notice of an appeal to theSupreme Court, was giveu at the last; term of the District Court of Alturas.being iWork on the Panama Canal isThe;pushed forward with great energy.total number of workmen employed is jover 10,000, and the sanitary condition ;to , of the workpeople is very satisfactory,by j &jS '> improving daily, although this is jthat n< d 11 healthy season of the year, andUn- sickness iu Panama is heavy . still the ;percentage of eases of the canal work- ;the men does not exceed four per cent., in tbe consequence of the excellent steps ofprecaution taken by theeompnuy. Thereis still reason to doubt that the eempany will complete the canal within the jof next five years._The following, says the Weiser Leader. was posted upon the walls ofde- 1 many houses down there eu Thursdaymorning. It explains itself.I1NOTICE.Any person suspicion« «!, attempting tor fotuid guilty of iuterfwring witlipublic rights not their own,-property orthe are hereby warned not to do so. or they !will suffer tho eonsequeuces ot all eui raged citizens ofNo. 100..tNike a Kick.Ne'er submit to any wrong!Make a kick!Though yonr voice become# a gong;Though the itrife bo sore and long;Though it leave you weak and sick,Make a kick!Right is might for honest men;N( .,, pr mind lhi; where or wben ;Thongll tbe „ fMfl one togJjow H p | ucU , chick;M the a kick'Make a kick!iThough it gives the lawyers wealth,Make a kick!Poverty oft takes on health,Fight the wrong by force by »tealth,Always to your motto stick;Makes kick!WeonArrested on a < harge of Fraud.Q gTe j morning, on a warrant basedupon a com plaint charging him withintention of leaving the TerritoryILee Baker was arrested by ConstableFour of theseto defraud his creditors.united in the action by assigning their!claims, which were for the amountsnamed R fter their respective names; J.Gennady. Slot); Sterritt A Metcalf,?g5; tt nd L. Vinyard $60; total. 1234. Mr. 1g a j ter recently sold some mining claims^ ( | arrested as he reached here, onItbe Ketchum stage, on his way totake the train for Seattle, in Washington Territory.- Times.Boise C ity Freights.The merchants of Boise, failing to getsatisfactory answers to repeated reff ue <' f * ht! rnion Paciflc KailroadCompany, whether they would gi\ethem a shipping station at uno, oppomt0 'lus place, are sending arge ore ersto Sun Francisco and consigning .heto Kelton. where there is now un^ited transportât tornThe natnral tradin S l ,olut for Bm3e Ut *is San Freniseo. and it would seem nowthat there is where our merchants willgo. -Democrat.j The Denver Exposition is drawing toj close, and now devotes each day to! some particular county in the State of! Colorado. The exhibits are reportedgreatly and magnificently increased,: Tfae Xew Y<jrk Stm jnsfc flf tv; vears or - a ^ e on Monday the 3d instant,I The first sheet, published in 1883, was aj wee bit of a three-column, ab ont 8x10.j q-j iP yntchell-Slade fight is to takeplace near El Paso, Mexico, on the 25thinstant.AItNOTICE.j!JHavtso purchased the store building and lot,! also the bock account of the late firm of Phelps-t Graham, of Kitchum. I. T., the said real estate is offered for sale for cash.And it beim! nee. --arv to close the businessat once. 1 respectfully call the attention of allpersons knowing themselves to be indebted tothe late firm to call without delay at the oldstore and make prompt payment.O. P. Dass sis'.Ketchum. I. T., September 5th, 1883.GelJ or Silver.ACall on J. B. Reiff if you want a Goldor Silver Watch. He is selling them utvery low prices.j e'.ry repaired on short notice and at lowj rates by Reiff, at More's drug store.1Repaired.Watches, Clocks and all kinds of JewNotice of Dissolution.|''Notice is hereby m en that tbe corartnership1 existing heretofore lietweeu V> H. Merriam >iJj J- K. Came, under the firm name of Merriam<fc Came, at Sawtooth, Altnr&a county, Idaho, isI hereby dissolved by mutual consent, J. E.1 Carne assamin : all liabilities and collecting all| accounts owing the firm,W. H. MfcP.KIAM.J. E. CxKXB.Ansrust sc,i ENTERPRISE RESTAURANT,j;V/ESTis j *; Haviug fitted up the above named Res;tofKetchum, Idaho.Proprietor. !taunuit. I am prepared to teed thehungry and w eary on reasonableterms with the liest the market affords.jOpen Day and Night.ofI Thankful for the past patronage I hope1 to merit a continuance of the same.t"Mo!at all hours..Proprietor,RICHARD WEST,GILLETTE &9DEALERS INStoves, Tinware, Hardware, Miners' Tools, Tableand Pocket Cutlery. Guns, Pistols, Ammunition, Fishing Tackle and Sporting Goods.-OCigars, Cigarettes, Pipes and Smokers' Articles.We sell Ciirars bj the Box on Close M*rsins, and have both importe«! and Domestic Cis»!«on band Superior to an, thing in this market tor the money.Tin and Sheet Iron Work to Order.IRON and STEEL.IDOORS, SASH and BLINDS.o»^Orders by Mill will receive prompt Attention. We aim to give «»tfsfaction.Ketchum, Idaho.Gillette & Evans, :1ITHE BAITER HOTEL!Ketchum, Idaho.Main Street,PAUL P, BAXTER, Proprietor.This is the largest, and in factThe Only First Class and CompleteHotel in Ketchum.ROOMS COMPLETE AND COMMODIOUS.TABLES NEAT AND WELL SUPPLIED.aA Veranda Extends the Entire Length of the Hotel, withShade Trees in Front. Every Convenience, Includingwell Regulated water works, in connection.It iff Located in the Centre of tbe City next door to Stage Office, andis thus especially convenient for business men.*®"Free Bath Rooms Attached to the House.THE REGULATOR.alltoMain Street,Ketchum, Idaho.W. D. HATHAWAY A CO., Proprietors.Imported WINES,LIQUORS and CIGARS.Fine Cigars a Specialty.A fine Billiard and Pool table for the amusement ol patrons.W. D. Hataway & Co., 1 iprietors.utPalace Hotel.Ketchum, Idaho.Main Street■Mis. A. HIMES, PropriétéA FIRST-CLASS DOUSE IX EVERYTWEMY-GNE ROOMS FURNISHED THROUGHOUT WITH SFRIS8 BEES.>iJisFSPECT.E.alln on the European Plan by tlDining Roon ;Reliable) D G MA N & BURTONii hours of the Day cat von want anti pav accorChinese Employe.;Meals; ght.OrCl'b •>IB. HiICIFF,T 1 ' 1J v Y* »! AA' A T 1 KI, Elt.'SÄEMEFiLDS.ts jC 2mi xn. Krsns erGeisas Slc?es.-A . .>SOLD And SILVER WATCHES.A■T- -\Y■ «ä->(Œ OFWATCHESU !')» wi. fY. -Ar.Ay « vr.M*'miM 3ZPÀLED.tin Street, : : Ixetchuat, id ah«'.•y of.Tht* Dimoud« stre et;* al in BrtlfWflrjr, which we manufacture excln*ivel>a ry Mounting» <real rem. and the for iqualify. tiurubiUtv, and böautj +(t a s;jailar ciaas that arv m U:e ctxarkaa.The**Uain r ard Lustrewxooi au>Mi